Silver Max, with Robby Albarado aboard, scores a victory over Wise Dan in the Shadwell, which had to be moved off the turf course.

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In a stunning development 45 minutes before Saturday's $750,000 Shadwell Turf Mile was to run, the richest race of Keeneland's fall meet was taken off the turf after a deluge of rain.

Even more stunning was Silver Max, who went wire to wire in his first start on Polytrack to beat Wise Dan by 1¼ lengths, ending the Horse of the Year's nine-race victory streak. It was a far cry from a year ago, when Silver Max lost the Shadwell by 10¾ lengths to Wise Dan.

The rain - 1.5 inches in two hours in what became record rainfall for the date at 1.8 inches and counting - couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of the Louisville ...